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This beautiful church is probably the only one built with Oya-ishi (locally produced volcanic ash stone with green-greyish colour) in the world and designed by a Swiss architect Max Hinder (1887 - 1963) from Zurich. The church's web-site says this was his last work on...More

This is the only church in the world built using oya stone (only available locally in Utusnomiya). It's a tiny Catholic church and located just near the Tobu Department Store. Worth a visit if you have a few minutes to kill while waiting for your...More

this was one of my favorite places to visit when I lived in Utsunomiya in 1994 and 1995.
The stone was from the same quarry that was used for the famous Tokyo Hotel that was designed by architect Frank Llyod Wright.